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  • Interview with Jan Dubiel

    Interview with Jan Dubiel

    Jan Dubiel has decades of experience in the early years sector, as a Nursery, Reception and Year 1 teacher in schools across England and then leading teams as an Early Years Coordinator. He is the former Head of National and International Development at Early Excellence, and now works as an independent speaker, consultant, trainer, author…

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  • Jan Dubiel shares his thoughts on the importance of targeted CPD

    Jan Dubiel shares his thoughts on the importance of targeted CPD

    One of the most significant features of the Early Years Professional Development Programme (EYPDP) is its unashamed and deliberate focus on the pre-Reception Years of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS). This specific age-related focus fully acknowledges the importance of this element of the phase and the vital, unique and explicit strands of development that…

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  • Impressive results published from phase two of the Early Years Professional Development Programme

    Impressive results published from phase two of the Early Years Professional Development Programme

    We are delighted to share the results of our recently published evaluation report from the second phase of the Early Years Professional Development Programme – Building on Success. The report, commissioned by EDT, was conducted as part of the ongoing evaluation of the programme and its impact on practitioners. It consisted of a baseline survey…

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  • Contract win for EDT to deliver the next phase of specialist professional development for early years practitioners in England

    Contract win for EDT to deliver the next phase of specialist professional development for early years practitioners in England

    Following the successful delivery of the Early Years Professional Development Programme over the past three years, we are delighted to have been successful in our bid to deliver the Department for Education’s third phase of this programme. Evidence tells us that the quality of early childhood education has a significant impact on children’s outcomes. The…

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